Soccer-Davies injury clouds Canada's World Cup hopes as defender faces weeks on sidelines


Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - First Leg - Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - March 5, 2025 Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies reacts REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo

May 8 (Reuters) - Bayern ⁠Munich's Alphonso Davies will be sidelined for "several ⁠weeks" after injuring his left hamstring during ‌their Champions League semi-final second leg against Paris St Germain, dealing a potential blow to Canada's World Cup preparations.

Davies, ​who was a second-half substitute ⁠against PSG on Wednesday, ⁠has struggled with muscle injuries this season and ⁠Bayern's ‌medical team confirmed on Friday that the fullback's club season was practically over.

Davies ⁠has made just six Bundesliga starts this ​season while ‌he has not completed 90 minutes in ⁠a match ​since February.

With Bayern knocked out in the Champions League semi-finals, the German champions have only three ⁠matches left this season, including a ​Cup final against Stuttgart on May 23.

But the timing could hardly be worse for Canada, who ⁠are set to co-host the World Cup from June 11. The 25-year-old serves as captain for his country, who begin their group campaign against ​Bosnia on June 12.

Davies's injury ⁠woes have been mounting this season, with the ​defender already missing friendlies against ‌Iceland and Tunisia in ​March due to a hamstring strain.

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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